This article includes two perspectives, Christian and Muslim. Late last year, this Christian, Gregory Mox, noticed how the health of this Muslim, Eric Rackard, had sharply declined. Settling into my desk-nesting...
I noticed, while examining readings from one of my Jubilee Fellows’ classes, the kenotic model of emptying oneself was extremely apparent and matched well with the servant leadership paradigm established...
On a small urban farm, a gardener was about to throw away a dirty tomato when he was stopped by the farm manager. “Don’t throw that tomato away,” the manager said. “But it’s dirty,” the gardener...
Ten years! Ten years of transforming lives, not just of the incarcerated students enrolled in Calvin Prison Initiative (CPI), but also the lives of those whom they impact daily. This impact has been observed...
When incarcerated students on Handlon’s campus read about crimes committed on Knollcrest’s campus, many of us laugh. Our laughter likely results from the relatively petty and harmless nature of most...
Back in the day, I believed we were born into this world condemned to die and there was nothing that we could do about it. That belief contributed towards my unstable relationship with God and religion....
In the book of Genesis, Abraham was willing to trust fully in God and obey his instructions. He was fully persuaded. He did so not knowing the outcome but trusting that God would not harm him. This story...
During the spring semester of 2024, Calvin University’s Knollcrest and Handlon Campuses merged in the form of “inside-out” learning opportunities. One such opportunity took shape during an Honors...
Calvin University held a screening of alumnus Nate Roels’ film “Behind Our Walls” — a movie about men incarcerated within Michigan Department of Justice’s Handlon facility, where Calvin Theological...
Todd Cioffi never imagined that he would be able to help returning citizens reintegrate into society when he started working with the Calvin Prison Initiative. Now, he’s working to provide housing for...
The Calvin Prison Initiative began this school year with a long-awaited reunion of students, staff and faculty after 17 months of remote instruction.
Since the program began, 11 CPI students have...
